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H.R. 3938 116th Congress House

Gold Star Children Act

Official title: To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that children of certain permanently disabled or deceased veterans shall be preference eligible for purposes o… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that children of certain permanently disabled or deceased veterans shall be preference eligible for purposes of appointments in the civil service, and for other purpose.

Introduced: October 11, 2019 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Disability and paralysisGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementMilitary personnel and dependentsVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
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Jul 24, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Jul 24, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 24, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Gold Star Children Act

This bill broadens the categories of individuals eligible for veterans' preference in the civil service.

Specifically, it makes children of certain permanently disabled or deceased veterans eligible for veterans' preference treatment in the federal civil service.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 15
All 15 Democratic 7 Republican 5
D
Crow, Jason
Colorado · Dec 31, 2020
Kinzinger, Adam
· Dec 18, 2019
 D
Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Oct 11, 2019
 D
Levin, Mike
California · Aug 30, 2019
Armstrong, Kelly
· Jul 24, 2019
 R
Bacon, Don
Nebraska · Jul 24, 2019
 R
Baird, James R.
Indiana · Jul 24, 2019
 D
Cisneros, Gilbert Ray
California · Jul 24, 2019
 R
Crenshaw, Dan
Texas · Jul 24, 2019
 D
Krishnamoorthi, Raja
Illinois · Jul 24, 2019
Luria, Elaine
· Jul 24, 2019
 D
Panetta, Jimmy
California · Jul 24, 2019
 R
Steube, W. Gregory
Florida · Jul 24, 2019
 R
Waltz, Michael
Florida · Jul 24, 2019
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Jul 24, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3938: Gold Star Children Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3938/
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"H.R. 3938: Gold Star Children Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3938/.
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H.R. 3938, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3938/.
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[H.R. 3938: Gold Star Children Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3938/)
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